'Two Minutes Without Breathing': Coach On Drama As Swimmer Faints In Pool At World Championships
Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez went "at least two minutes without breathing" after she fainted and dropped to the bottom of the pool at the world championships, said her quick-thinking coach who saved her life. "I think she was at least two minutes without breathing because her lungs were full of water," said coach Andrea Fuentes, a four-time Olympic artistic swimming medallist, adding that the swimmer's heart was beating. "She vomited the water, coughed and that was it, but it was a big scare," Fuentes said.
